SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Elks Lodge 1246 recently presented SAGE Eldercare with a $10,000 donation for its food pantry and meals delivery. SAGE Eldercare runs the local Meals on Wheels program for homebound seniors. Volunteers deliver hot meals midday Monday through Friday in the local area. Individuals who are 60 and older, frail, homebound or […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — The Springfield Public Schools board of education will ask the community to vote on Tuesday, March 14, on a $32.9 million bond referendum that would fund vital infrastructure upgrades, building repairs and renovations, and safety and security updates. State aid that is available only through a voter-approved bond referendum would cover 33 […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Reading is a wonderful tool for learning, as well as a great escape into worlds of adventure, but some children need a little encouragement, both to read aloud and with others. Fortunately, the Cranford Public Library has something perfect to help encourage children to read: “Paws” for Reading. This program has been […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites families to attend the annual “February Festivities” series of indoor and outdoor nature activities taking place on Presidents Day weekend at Union County’s Trailside Nature and Science Center, 452 New Providence Road, Mountainside, on Saturday, Feb. 18, and Sunday, Feb. 19. The programs […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — When the girls basketball Union County Tournament continued at Rahway High School’s Earl H. Walter Gymnasium on Wednesday, Feb. 15, after the press deadline, the conventional wisdom was that the only thing that could prevent a second straight New Providence High School vs. Westfield High School final would be Elizabeth High […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — After near misses in 2012, 2015 and 2016, Roselle Catholic High School won its first boys basketball Union County Tournament championship in 2018. The Lions have now appeared in the last four championship games, winning three of them, including last year’s against Elizabeth High School 63-58. Roselle Catholic, which plays a […]
WATCHUNG, NJ — Approximately 70 seventh- and eighth-grade girls spent the morning of Saturday, Jan. 21, at Mount Saint Mary Academy, competing in the 16th annual Math Competition. Meanwhile, at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, seventh- and eighth-grade boys were testing their math skills as well. After a welcome and introduction from Jacqueline Muratore, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites seniors and their caregivers to come to Union County’s ASK (Aging Services Kiosk) community events in February and meet in person with professional staff for expert guidance on senior programs and resources. Help with filling out forms is also provided. Bilingual staff will […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Inroads to Opportunities, a Union County-based non-profit human services agency that provides programs and services to individuals with disabilities, recently announced the retirement of John “Jack” Kovacik. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, Kovacik concluded his 44 years as a member of the board of directors with Inroads to Opportunities, formerly known as the […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — February is American Heart Month and The Gateway Family YMCA urges local community members to get a blood pressure screening. Revised blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association mean that nearly half of all Americans — 46 percent — have high blood pressure. High blood pressure is often referred to […]